Philips 42PES0001 Series

45 reviews

May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 45 reviews of Philips 42PES0001 Series. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Philips 42PES0001 Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : John Archer (trustedreviews.com)

Philips Essence 42PES0001 42in LCD TV

If you've got your heart set on a wall mounted TV, Philips has made it easy.

On paper, I guess that the Essence's claim to fame as the easiest TV to hang on the wall ever probably sounds a bit dull compared with stuff like LED backlighting and the Aurea Light Frame. But in reality, the extremes to which Philips has taken its...

Dec, 2008

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Expert review by : Mark Craven (techradar.com)

Philips Essence 42PES0001 review

Philips' foray into super-skinny TVs

Excellent form factor and build ; Involving HD pictures

Not user-friendly ; Separate media box not for everyone

A great build and involving pictures make this one of the best TV's to come out of the Philips labs but it's not for the faint hearted

Apr, 2009

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Expert review by : Jamie Carter (pocket-lint.com)

Philips Essence 42PES0001D television

It's not often we at Pocket-lint can slide a 42-inch flatscreen TV from its box and into our test room using without breaking into a sweat, but the mere 16kg of Philips' svelte screen still managed to make us perspire. OK, so its slim 38mm depth makes...

Gorgeous remote control, terrific high-def pictures, slim screen, strap-on soundbar

Clunky separate media box, ugly cabling, preset picture modes

Some decent audio emanating from the strap-on speaker bar is a highpoint of a TV that meets its brief, but could do better: a media receiver half the size and a cable that doesn’t resemble a hose-pipe would make the Essence concept more convincing,...

Mar, 2009

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